The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-19
MONTPELIER, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1887.

who has been i'll with consumption for some
time, died on Wednesday, Rev. o. ID. Clapp
of Waitsfeld otiicated at the funeral on
Friday. - The visit of Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean to Ripton, mentioned last week,
has been postponed on account of the seri-
GUS illness of Mr.. Deans mother, who re-
sides in Burlington. 60 Emma and Will
Freeman and Eliza and Fred Moulton, who
have been at the White Mountains the past
season, have returned home. - f.. A.
Pierce is teaching school in Warren. Lola
Spauldng is teaching in district No. 2 in
this town. - A. j. Tubbs has taken the
A. A. Prentss farm for one year. He moved
there last week.
Northfield.
c. d. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blake's
store. - Mrs. Mary Corbin's house and
barn, near the -Four Corners, were burned
Friday morning. Insured for S400 in the
Vermont Mutual. The fire must have been
incendiary, as the buildings were unoccu-
pied. - The funeral of Mary Sullivan
was held at the Universalist church Tues
day afternoon, Rev. Walter Dole of White
River Junction officiating. - Sanford
H. Kent has been appointed liquor agent in
place of T. A. Wiley, resigned. No alarm
ing increase of sickness has been reported
during the time while the agency has been
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house on Slate avenue to j. NJ. Temple for
$1,000, and his half of the Metcalf block to
DIR. Davis. Mr.. Temple takes the house
subject to the lease to Lieutenant Catlin,
which has three or four years to run. The
store has been rented to G. Il. Reed who
will take possession as soon as repairs now
in progress are completed. Mr.. Denny will
go into the clothing business at Montpelier.
- The premium list of the Dog River
Valley fair is at the Savings Bank and the
premiums will be paid by the treasurer.
- Harry Thayer and wife from New
York have been visiting j. G.. B. Thayer
the past week. - Rev. A. II. Webb,
Mrs j. S. Harwood, Principal Hit, o. ID.
Edgerton and wife, DIR. Bradford, Frank
Plumley, Esq, and G. d. Edgerton attended
the Grand Lodge of Good Templars at West
Randolph last week. - Miss Flora
Huntley has gone to Lowell Mass, to work
in millinery shop. - Mrs. j. III. Or
cutt died about seven o'clock Sunday even
ing just about one year ago she had a
cancer removed and after awhile seemed to
have regained her health to great degree
but few weeks ago she was taken ill and
the disease settled on the liver, thus caus-
ing death. She was great sufferer and her
death was expected for some days. Funeral
services were held at the house Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. w. S. Hazen officiating.
Mrs. Orcutt was always prominently iden-
titled with religious, temperance, literary
and social organizations and work, and her
loss to the community is great. - Mrs
Charles Dole died little past midnight
Sunday night. She was Frustrated by the
recent awful occurrence at her home and
her death was caused by congestion of the
brain in consequence of the shock. The
funeral will be held at the Universalst
church Thursday afternoon at two o'clock
unless it is delayed to enable friends in the
West to reach here. Mrs Dole was very
highly esteemed by all who knew her anC
| her death will be deeply mourned by
large circle of warm friends. - TIL,
Universalist society will meet at Mrs n
Huntley's on Central street Wednesda,
afternoon and evening of this week. -
Mrs. Mary Reed and George Crane ar,
painting their houses at the south end o
Main street. - Monday Fred Lawrenc,
of Montpelier and David Dudley of Barr
were arrested for violations of the prohib
itory law the previous Thursday, and tried
convicted and fined as follows: Lawrence
three first offences, S44.B; intoxication
| Sl0.51. Dudley, one first offence, SSH in
| toxication, Sill; one second offence, S3l.9
and one month in the house of correction
Lawrence paid his fines and Dudley was al
lowed to go home for the balance of tn,
week. as his family was sick. - Edward
George has bought w. l.. WARMERS hous
at the South Village and takes possession
soon. - Slate stone crossings are bein
laid by the village from Nichols drug-stor
to the corner of the Congregational church
yard and thence to the post-office. -
Erastus NJ. Locklin of Montpelier was ar
rested Tuesday for selling liquor to Davi
Dudley of Barre, fined S25.SS and appealed
Gouldsville.
l.. S. HUrCHINs is settling up his wife
estate, with the intention of going to Passe
dena, Lower California, to reside, startin
next January.
East ROxbury.
Mrs. TIMOTHY BLANCHARD was quite il
last week, but is better at this writing
Mrs. Mary Boyce is much improved il
health. - Charles Blanchard returne
last week, the wiser for his journey. -
Mrs. w. w. Rogers of West Randolph wa
here last week caring for her mother, Mrs
A. j. Boyce. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Ed
son visited their friends in Windsor count
last week.
Waitsfield.
Miss ANNIE f. SANDERS of this place
formerly of Washington, is spending few
| weeks in Nashua and Boston. - Otl
Wallis has just secured the largest yield c
corn yet reported. From field of fou
acres he gets 40 bushels, or an averag
yield of 1921 bushels to the acre Mr. Walli
uses phosphate prepared by himself i
preference to all others. 1t is composed c
| ground bone, sulphuric acid, ashes an
woods muck, costing him this year less tina
S13 per ton. Who can beat this with an
kind of phosphate?
Warren.
CHRISTOPHER MOORE had a cancer re
moved from his eye-lid last Friday. DIR.
ID. Greene, assisted by his brother, DR.. |
Greene of Bethel, performed the operation
- The Womans Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Slayton mex
Tuesday afternoon. - Everett Pierce {
Athol, Mass, is in town for few days
- John Whitten of Leadville, Col, wa
at S. ID. Aliens last week. - Dr. an
Mrs. Alfred Clark of Montpelier were i
town last week. - Mrs. Ephraim Camp
bell is very sick at NJ. Waterman's.
East Warren.
THE Mite Society is TO meet with Mr..
Almon Worcester tomorrow Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. George Fitc
of Claremont, n H., are guests at \
l.. Dickenson's. - Mrs. w. Noyes c
Montpelier and Mrs. Frank Merrill of Dan
vers, Mass, have been visiting their mother
Mrs. Almon Worcester. - Mrs. Rut
Dickey, with her sister and daughter froI
Washington, visited Miss Genie Dickey 6
G. b. Newcomb's last week.
Waterbury.
The barns owned by Pliny Woodward, o
Woodward Hill, were, with their contents
destroyed by fire last Monday night. 1t